Anastasia Potapova 's reward for a straight-sets win over Caroline Garcia in the Ostrava Open was a last-16 tie against two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, who was born 25km away in Bilovec.
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The 20-year-old Russian booked her showdown with the Czech No.2 seed courtesy of a 6-2 7-6 (7-6) victory.
Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo will go head-to-head with third seed Belinda Bencic after beating Anastasia Zakharova 6-3 6-3.
There were first-round victories too, for ninth seed Paula Badosa, who saw off Varvara Gracheva 6-2 6-2, and will meet Anett Kontaveit, who dispensed with Sorana Cirstea. Poland's Magda Linette hit 13 aces on the way to a 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) victory over Oceane Dodin, of France.
It is the second edition of the hard-court indoor tournament that was added to the circuit last year after the tournaments in China were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. There are no Australians in the draw.
Australian Associated Press
